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People gather at the railroad station in London to greet Metro-Vickers Affair staff returning home after Soviet spy-trials

Freed British industrial engineers and company executives from Metro-Vickers return home to London, England following show trial in the Soviet Union that alleged their involvement in espionage and so-called wrecking activities at Soviet electrical power stations. People at Liverpool Street station in London, England. A railroad train arrives on the railway track. Crowd greets Metro-Vickers Moscow Chief Allan Monkhouse and engineer Charles de Nordwall (C.H. Nordwall) on their return after the trials. Monkhouse and Nordwall pause and appear to talk to press. British police bobbies stand by train car. Nordwall and his wife enter a waiting car along with one other woman. View of Great Eastern Hotel entrance in background as car drives away.

Location: London England United Kingdom
Date: 1933, May 1
Duration: 1 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063200
United States Air Force General William H Blanchard greets Duke of Windsor Edward VIII in France during World War II.

Duke of Windsor, Edward VIII, while stationed with British Military Mission to France (British Expeditionary Force) in France during World War II. A band playing. Duke of Windsor arrives in a staff car at the headquarters of United States Air Force General William H Blanchard. General Blanchard greets Major General Edward VIII. A vehicle drives past houses on the road.

Location: France
Date: 1939, October
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064164
Britain's Duke of Windsor visits French troops in France, at beginning of World War II

During British Expeditionary Force deployments to France, early in World War 2: Opening scene shows French troops lined up in formation on either side of a muddy path at a French military installation. They are presenting arms with their rifles. Walking along the path toward the camera is the Duke of Windsor who maintains a continuous hand salute as he passes the troops. He is escorted by a French Colonel. They turn a corner and continue past more French troops presenting arms. Next, the Duke meets and shakes hands with a group of French soldiers and officers, who stand on a step in front of a building. He exchanges salutes with and shakes hands with some. Change of scene shows the Duke of Windsor stepping from doorway of a building decorated with French and British flags. He is escorted by a French Officer and they pass more French troops presenting arms. Scene shifts to a staff car driving along the street in a French town, where local citizens wave and applaud the occupants. The Duke is next seen outside the car being greeted by France's Army Commander in Chief, General Maurice Gustave Gamelin. Closeups of the two conversing. While General Gamelin walks several feet away, The Duke reviews a contingent of French troops presenting arms. He reaches out to some junior officers and shakes their hands. General Gamelin stands with the Duke of Windsor as he speaks with a soldier outside the ranks. Scene shifts again to the Duke making his way up a steep snowy bank, at the Maginot line, escorted by French officers. At the top of the hill, surrounded by French officers, he looks at a map held by one. Closeup of the Duke studying the map of the Maginot line as General Gamelin looks on.

Location: France
Date: 1939, December 12
Duration: 1 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064170
Duke of Kent, Queen Mary and Neville Chamberlain's cars arrives for reassembling of House of Commons in London, England.

Reassembling of House of Commons in London, England. Officials arrive in cars including numerous Rolls Royce. British civilians watching the officials arriving. Soldiers stand guard in front of the civilians. Duke of Kent's car and Queen Mary's car drives along the road. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's car drive past a huge crowd.

Location: London England United Kingdom
Date: 1938, September 28
Duration: 1 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064183
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Anthony Eden and French Diplomat Rene Massigli look at documents in London, England.

British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Anthony Eden speaks with Foreign Minister for the National Committee for Liberation Rene Massigli in London, England. British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Anthony Eden, and Foreign Minister for the National Committee for Liberation Rene Massigli seated at a table. Rene Massigli takes out documents from a bag. The officials look at documents.

Location: London England United Kingdom
Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064198
U.S. President Truman leaves USS Augusta and goes aboard HMS Renown to meet King George VI in England during World War II.

United States President Harry Truman meets King George VI on British battle cruiser HMS Renown in England. President Truman accompanied by United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes and U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral William Daniel Leahy disembarks from USS Augusta. HMS Renown at sea. President Truman goes to the British cruiser to meet King George VI and returns back to USS Augusta. Dignitaries and sailors on the ship deck. United Kingdom and American flags on the mast of battleships. A band playing on the ship deck.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1945, August 2
Duration: 4 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064936
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